Even a king may make a mistake in a photograph. In a new public statement, Princess Kate acknowledged to "editing" her recent Mother's Day family portrait, which she had previously published on Instagram earlier this weekend. The original tweet featured a photo of Kate, 42, and Prince William's children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. "Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing," Kate commented on X and Instagram Stories. "I wanted to apologize for any confusion the family photo we shared yesterday created. "I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day." Hours before, social media commenters questioned the validity of the heartwarming family portrait due to an apparent misalignment with Princess Charlotte's hand, among other obvious flaws. Many people assumed that the image was created using artificial intelligence. "The same people who slammed Megan Markle for breathing in air are the same ones saying 'who cares' when their Kate Middleton released an AI-generated picture in an official photo release to the public," one X user tweeted on Sunday, March 10, adding, "There was no need to deceive the public. She did not have to publish anything." Others joined in with the same rationale. Someone blurted out, "So, who else thinks this Kate Middleton with her kids photo is put together by AI?" A different person wrote, "Who else thinks the whole photo of Kate Middleton released by Kensington Palace was AI-generated?". The photograph was removed from the websites of several organizations and news publications, including the Associated Press, due to widespread concerns. According to PEOPLE, the AP issued a "kill notification" to any site that used the photo, alerting journalists that "on closer inspection, it appears that the source has manipulated the image." "No replacement photos will be sent." Despite the internet outr